Prompt book marked after 1814, but with inked cast for Ostend, 1813. Includes cuts and restorations, stage business and cues for effects. Also has check marks beside the Duke of York's lines.

Genre

History; Crime/Mystery; Tragedy

Theme(s)

Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; War, Empire and Colonialism

Roles

Junius Brutus Booth; King Richard III

Content Keywords

war, royalty, power, greed, love, death, crime, family

Context Keywords

cast, character, cues, property

Visual Content

Contains an illustration of Mr Kean as Richard III.

Edition

Acting edition

Shattuck Code

RIII 10

Play

Richard III

Library

Folger Shakespeare Library

Note

Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue and 'The Shakespeare Prompt books, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck.